The Real Problem With the FAA
There’s a fundamental flaw in the way the United States guides airplanes around the country.
Nobody in Ukraine Thinks the War Will End Soon
Ukrainians are confident that they can continue fighting, even without the same level of American support.
No One Is Better at Being Looked at Than Kim Kardashian
The diamonds she wore in court sent a message, and not a particularly subtle one.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
What the Comfort Class Doesn’t Get
People with generational wealth control a society that they don’t understand.
‘We’re Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI’
The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI
The Power of a Good Suit
Readers respond to our March issue and more.
The New Spiritual Leader on Campus
Students are growing less religious. Many chaplains are adapting.
My Shipwreck Story
On my first time out as a commercial fisherman, my boat sank, my captain died, and I was left adrift and alone in the Pacific.
How the Passionate Male Friendship Died
The “perfect” platonic bond used to be between two men. What happened?
The End of Rule of Law in America
The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.
Polling Was Quietly Still Bad in 2024
After nearly a decade of fine-tuning, the industry still hasn’t figured out how to reach enough Donald Trump supporters.
Trump’s Basic Misunderstanding About the War in Ukraine
If the president wants a peace deal, he must change his approach to Putin.
The Wrong Way to Motivate Your Kid
When children fall short, many parents’ instinct is to take away something they love. That’s the wrong impulse.
Trump’s Real Secretary of State
How the president’s friend and golfing partner Steve Witkoff got one of the hardest jobs on the planet
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
An Autopsy Report on Biden’s In-Office Decline
“Five people were running the country,” a political insider told the authors of the new book Original Sin. “And Joe Biden was at best a senior member of the board.”
Why Are There So Many ‘Alternative Devices’ All of a Sudden?
The dream of a phone without problems
The Subtlety of the Macho-Men SNL Sketch
Bad Bunny’s sketch about what two Latino men are really saying about their girlfriends reveals what people often miss across cultural barriers.
The Visionary of Trump 2.0
Russell Vought is advancing a radical ideological project decades in the making.
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